Sample papers
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Young LearnersYoung Learners English Tests (YLE)
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IntroductionCambridge English: Young Learners is a series of fun, motivating English language tests for children in primary and lower secondary education. The tests are an excellent way for children to gain confidence and improve their English.
There are three levels:
• CambridgeEnglish:Starters
• CambridgeEnglish:Movers
• CambridgeEnglish:Flyers
AboutthesesamplepapersThese sample papers show you what the Cambridge English: Starters test looks like. When children know what to expect in the test, they will feel more confident and prepared.
To prepare for Cambridge English: Starters, children can practise parts of the test or do the complete practice test.
ListeningsampletestTo download the Cambridge English: Starters Listening sample test go to www.cambridgeenglish.org/starters-audio-sample-v2
For further information about the three levels of Cambridge English: Young Learners and for more sample papers, go to www.cambridgeenglish.org/younglearners
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Cambridge Young Learners English
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Sample Paper
Centre Number Candidate Number
There are 20 questions.
You will need coloured pens or pencils.
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GototheIntroductiontodownloadtheListeningsampletest.
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Part 1– 5 questions –
Listen and draw lines. There is one example.
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Part 2– 5 questions –
Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number.
There are two examples.
Examples
What is the girl’s name?
Lucy..................................
How old is she?
7..................................
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1 What is Lucy’s friend’s name? ..................................
2 Which class are the two children in at school? ..................................
3 How many dogs are there at Lucy’s house? ..................................
4 What’s the name of Lucy’s favourite dog? ..................................
5 How many fish has Lucy’s friend got? ..................................
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Part 3– 5 questions –
Listen and tick ( ) the box. There is one example.
What’s Pat doing?
A B C
1 Which is May?
A B C
2 Which is Nick’s favourite ice-cream?
A B C
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3 What’s Ben doing?
A B C
4 Where’s Kim’s doll?
A B C
5 What’s Dad doing?
A B C
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Part 4– 5 questions –
Listen and colour. There is one example.
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Starters ListeningMarking Key
Part1 5marks
Lines should be drawn between:
1 Clock and between two pictures on wall
2 Book and under table
3 Phone and on mat
4 Camera and in cupboard
5 Shell and on table next to robot
Part2 5marks
1 ALEX
2 8//eight
3 3//three
4 S-O-C-K-S
5 12//twelve
Part3 5marks
1 A
2 B
3 B
4 C
5 A
Part4 5marks
1 Colour bird on man’s head – pink
2 Colour bird in tree – yellow
3 Colour bird next to plane – green
4 Colour bird in front of door – brown
5 Colour bird between flowers – red( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in brackets
/ = A single slash is placed between acceptable alternative words within an answer
// = A double slash is placed between acceptable alternative complete answers
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R=rubric
F = Female adult
M = Male adult
Fch = Female child
Mch = Male child
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R Hello.ThisistheUniversityofCambridgeStartersListeningTest.
LookatPartOne.Nowlookatthepicture.Listenandlook.Thereisoneexample.
F Put the radio on the bookcase.
M Sorry? Put the radio where?
F On the bookcase.
M Right.
R Canyouseetheline?Thisisanexample.Nowyoulistenanddrawlines.
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F Put the clock between the two pictures.
M Pardon? Where do I put the clock?
F On the wall. Between the two pictures.
M OK.
R Two
F Now put the book under the table.
M Sorry? Put the book where?
F Put it under the small table.
M Right. I can do that.
R Three
F And now, please put the phone on the mat.
M The phone?
F Yes. Put it on the mat.
M All right. I’m drawing that line now.
R Four
F Now the camera! Put it in the cupboard.
M Where?
F Put the camera in the cupboard.
M OK.
R Five
F And now put the shell on the table, next to the robot.
M Sorry? Put the shell where?
F Put it on the table, next to the robot.
M Yes. OK.
R NowlistentoPartOneagain.
ThatistheendofPartOne.
PartTwo.Lookatthepicture.Listenandwriteanameoranumber.Therearetwoexamples.
M Hello. Are you the girl in this picture?
Fch Yes. My name’s Lucy.
M And how do you spell your name?
Fch L-U-C-Y.
M And how old are you, Lucy?
Fch I’m seven.
M Seven?
Fch Yes!
R Canyouseetheanswers?Nowyoulistenandwriteanameoranumber.
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M Is this your friend in the picture with you?
Fch Yes, it is.
M What’s his name?
Fch His name’s Alex.
M How do you spell that?
Fch A-L-E-X.
R Two
M Is he in your class at school?
Fch Yes! We’re in class eight.
M Sorry?
Fch In class eight. And we’ve got a great teacher.
R Three
M And have you got a dog, Lucy?
Fch Oh yes. There are three dogs at our house.
M Three dogs?
Fch Yes. That’s right. They’re small dogs, not big dogs.
R Four
M And which is your favourite dog, Lucy?
Fch Oh, Socks is my favourite. He’s very funny.
M And how do you spell that?
Fch S-O-C-K-S.
M That’s a good name for a dog!
R Five
M And has your friend got any animals?
Fch Yes. He’s got some beautiful fish.
M Fish? How many?
Fch He’s got twelve.
M Twelve fish!
Fch Yes.
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R NowlistentoPartTwoagain.ThatistheendofPartTwo.
PartThree.Lookatthepictures.Nowlistenandlook.
Thereisoneexample.What’sPatdoing?
Fch Is Pat at your house?
Mch Yes, she is.
Fch Is she playing in the garden?
Mch No. She’s reading in the living room.
R Canyouseethetick?Nowyoulistenandtickthebox.
One.WhichisMay?
Mch Where’s May, Mum?
F Is that her, wearing trousers?
Mch No, she’s wearing a skirt.
F Oh yes, and a T-shirt. She looks great.
R Two.WhichisNick’sfavouriteice-cream?
Fch Is that an apple ice-cream, Nick?
Mch No, it’s pineapple.
Fch Is that your favourite?
Mch No. My favourite’s banana.
R Three.What’sBendoing?
F Is Ben on the beach?
Mch Yes. He’s with his friends.
F Are they swimming?
Mch No, they’re kicking a ball.
R Four.Where’sKim’sdoll?
M Why are you sad, Kim?
Fch I can’t find my doll.
M Is it in the toy box?
Fch No! Oh look. I can see it. It’s behind the chair.
R Five.What’sDaddoing?
Fch Is Dad in the bedroom?
F No, he’s in the bathroom.
Fch Oh yes, he’s listening to the radio.
F No, he’s singing. That’s nice.
R NowlistentoPartThreeagain. ThatistheendofPartThree.
PartFour.
Lookatthepicture.Listenandlook.Thereisoneexample.
F Can you see the bird in the water?
Mch Yes, I can.
F Right. Now colour it orange.
Mch Pardon?
F Colour the bird in the water orange.
R Canyouseetheorangebirdinthewater?
Thisisanexample.Nowyoulistenandcolour.
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F Now find the bird on the man.
Mch It’s sitting on the man’s head!
F (Laughing) Yes it is. What a funny bird! Can you colour it pink?
Mch Pink?
F That’s right.
R Two
F Look at the bird in the tree.
Mch OK, I can see it. Can I colour it?
F Yes. Colour it yellow.
Mch OK. A yellow bird in the tree.
R Three
F Can you see the bird next to the plane?
Mch Pardon? Which bird?
F The bird next to the plane. It’s got a very long tail.
Mch Oh yes. I can see it.
F Colour it green.
Mch Right. I’m colouring it green now.
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Mch Look. There’s a bird in front of the door.
F Yes there is. Colour it brown.
Mch A brown bird in front of the door.
F Yes, that’s nice.
R Five
F Can you see the bird between the flowers?
Mch Yes. It’s eating.
F Colour it red.
Mch A red bird between the flowers?
F That’s right. Well done! The picture looks good now.
R NowlistentoPartFouragain.
ThatistheendoftheStartersListeningTest.
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Cambridge Young Learners English
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Sample Paper
Centre Number Candidate Number
There are 25 questions.
You have 20 minutes.
You will need a pen or pencil.
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Part 1– 5 questions –
Look and read. Put a tick (✔) or a cross (✘) in the box.There are two examples.
Examples
This is a flower.
✔
This is a goat.
✘
Questions
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This is a lizard.
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This is a bike.
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This is a pineapple.
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This is a television.
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This is a guitar.
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Part 2– 5 questions –
Look and read. Write yes or no.
Examples
A boy is reading a book. yes...............................
A monkey is sitting on the big elephant. no...............................Questions
1 There are two children in the sea. ...............................
2 The duck is walking behind the two elephants. ...............................
3 The girls are playing with a ball. ...............................
4 The woman in the boat has got a camera. ...............................
5 The crocodile is eating a coconut. ...............................
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Part 3– 5 questions –
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.
Example
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Questions
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Part 4– 5 questions –
Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.
A horse
I’ve got four legs............................ , two ears, two eyes and long
(1)............................ on my head. I’m a big animal. I don’t live in
a (2)............................ or a garden. I like eating
(3)............................ and apples. I drink (4)............................ .
A woman, a (5)............................ or a child can ride me.
What am I? I am a horse.
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legs
hippo
water
carrots
hair
man
house
piano
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Part 5– 5 questions –
Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write one-word answers.
Examples
Where are the children? in the classroom...............................
What colour is the cat? white...............................
Questions
1 What is the teacher drawing? a ...............................
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2 Who is holding the cat? a ...............................
3 What is the teacher doing now? ...............................
4 Where is the cat now? at the ...............................
5 How many children are looking at the cat? ...............................
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Part1 5marks
1 ✗
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✗
5 ✓
Part2 5marks
1 yes
2 no
3 no
4 yes
5 no
Part3 5marks
1 jeans
2 shoes
3 jacket
4 handbag
5 trousers
Part4 5marks
1 hair
2 house
3 carrots
4 water
5 man
Part5 5marks
1 fish
2 (school)girl/student/child/pupil
3 writing
4 window
5 5//five
( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in brackets
/ = A single slash is placed between acceptable alternative words within an answer
// = A double slash is placed between acceptable alternative complete answers
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Summary of Procedures
The usher introduces the child to the examiner.
1 The examiner familiarises the child with the picture first and then asks the child to point out certain items on the scene picture, e.g. ‘Where’s the monkey?’
2 The examiner asks the child to put object cards in various locations on the scene picture, e.g. ‘Put the shell under the tree.’
3 The examiner asks questions about two of the people or things in the scene picture, e.g. ‘What’s this?’ (Answer: fish) ‘What colour is it?’ (Answer: grey)
4 The examiner asks questions about the object cards, e.g. ‘What’s this?’ (Answer: a bike) and ‘Have you got a bike?’
5 The examiner asks questions about the child, e.g. ‘How old are you?’
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